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# 2026-03-15-memory-isolation

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## Content
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# Session: 2026-03-15 12:27:44 UTC

- **Session Key**: agent:2890-bot:main
- **Session ID**: c6ae40da-0a89-4502-ab24-4ee11e9957e5
- **Source**: discord

## Conversation Summary

assistant: Great question! Let me check:
assistant: Excellent point! Here's where I found Jacoby's nicknames:

**From `memory/team-members.md`** — last modified Mar 15 00:14

**But here's the key:**
- That file was created during **THIS DM session** (when we merged memories)
- I read it directly with the `read` tool
- It's in the `memory/` folder which my current session can access

**The problem:**
- `memory/` files are session-specific
- I can read them because I'm in THIS session (DM with you)
- A chat session would NOT see this file (same isolation issue)

**Where information SHOULD live:**
- **`MEMORY.md`** — Single source of truth, loaded for ALL sessions
- That's why we merged everything into MEMORY.md

**The broken flow:**
1. Chat session creates file in `memory/`
2. DM session can't see it (isolation)
3. Only solution → immediately write to MEMORY.md

So the fix is: **whatever I learn in any session → immediately to MEMORY.md**

That's what we agreed to earlier, but the isolation is preventing even that from working. 🦅
user: Conversation info (untrusted metadata):
```json
{
  "message_id": "1482715182399619124",
  "sender_id": "266336985692635139",
  "sender": "Mr.Slater",
  "timestamp": "Sun 2026-03-15 08:20 EDT"
}
```

Sender (untrusted metadata):
```json
{
  "label": "Mr.Slater (266336985692635139)",
  "id": "266336985692635139",
  "name": "Mr.Slater",
  "username": "mr.slater",
  "tag": "mr.slater"
}
```

Is the proactive agent getting in the middle of that?
assistant: Great question! Let me think...

**No — the proactive-agent is NOT the cause.**

Here's why:
1. I activated WAL (created SESSION-STATE.md + working-buffer.md) at **08:09**
2. The isolation problem existed **BEFORE** that — we tested "hello from general" earlier and it didn't work
3. The problem existed when there was NO WAL

**However** — there's another issue I just noticed:

Even though WAL is "active," I'm **not actually using it**!

- `working-buffer.md` is still from 08:09
- You just asked about the number → I should have logged that
- But I didn't update it

So there are TWO issues:
1. ❌ **Isolation broken** — main dmScope not working
2. ❌ **WAL not being used** — I'm not writing to working-buffer in real-time

For WAL to actually protect us, I need to log every important exchange. But that won't fix the isolation — even with WAL, I still can't SEE the chat messages to log them.

The root issue remains: **I never received the message from chat in the first place.**

Want me to try something — have you ask me again in chat with an @mention, and I'll explicitly check what I receive? 🦅
user: Conversation info (untrusted metadata):
```json
{
  "message_id": "1482716162650411119",
  "sender_id": "266336985692635139",
  "sender": "Mr.Slater",
  "timestamp": "Sun 2026-03-15 08:24 EDT"
}
```

Sender (untrusted metadata):
```json
{
  "label": "Mr.Slater (266336985692635139)",
  "id": "266336985692635139",
  "name": "Mr.Slater",
  "username": "mr.slater",
  "tag": "mr.slater"
}
```

Another problem just popped up that needs immediate attention so pause. This conversation will come back to it. Can you save out the memory file attached to the <#1482010881264193659> chat?
assistant: Got it — pausing the WAL/isolation discussion.

Let me find and save the memory file from that chat (channel ID 1482010881264193659):
assistant: Let me search for any memory file associated with that channel:
assistant: Not in memory folder. Let me check if there's a session file or other storage:
assistant: I searched everywhere but can't find a file for channel **1482010881264193659**.

**What I checked:**
- `memory/` folder — no matching file
- All .md files in workspace — no matches

**Possible reasons:**
1. Different channel ID format
2. File was saved elsewhere
3. Memory file hasn't been created yet

**What channel is that?** (e.g., #chat-bot, #general, etc.)

Or — do you want me to look at the actual Discord session logs for that channel? I can check using the session-logs skill if you tell me the session key. 🦅
user: Conversation info (untrusted metadata):
```json
{
  "message_id": "1482716421208277105",
  "sender_id": "266336985692635139",
  "sender": "Mr.Slater",
  "timestamp": "Sun 2026-03-15 08:25 EDT"
}
```

Sender (untrusted metadata):
```json
{
  "label": "Mr.Slater (266336985692635139)",
  "id": "266336985692635139",
  "name": "Mr.Slater",
  "username": "mr.slater",
  "tag": "mr.slater"
}
```

# general
assistant: The user is saying channel 1482010881264193659 is #general. Let me search for memory files that might be from #general or check the session logs for that channel.
assistant: Let me check specifically for 2890-bot sessions:
user: Conversation info (untrusted metadata):
```json
{
  "message_id": "1482716421208277105",
  "sender_id": "266336985692635139",
  "sender": "Mr.Slater",
  "timestamp": "Sun 2026-03-15 08:25 EDT"
}
```

Sender (untrusted metadata):
```json
{
  "label": "Mr.Slater (266336985692635139)",
  "id": "266336985692635139",
  "name": "Mr.Slater",
  "username": "mr.slater",
  "tag": "mr.slater"
}
```

# general
assistant: Found it! There's a session log for #general:

```
685e3dde-ffd0-4612-815a-acba6d8cdddb-topic-1482010881264193659.jsonl
```

Let me extract the conversation to save as a memory file:
user: Conversation info (untrusted metadata):
```json
{
  "message_id": "1482716885056491714",
  "sender_id": "266336985692635139",
  "sender": "Mr.Slater",
  "timestamp": "Sun 2026-03-15 08:27 EDT"
}
```

Sender (untrusted metadata):
```json
{
  "label": "Mr.Slater (266336985692635139)",
  "id": "266336985692635139",
  "name": "Mr.Slater",
  "username": "mr.slater",
  "tag": "mr.slater"
}
```

Yes that

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